diffido

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-3) to distrust, be diffident, be distrustful (coupled with dative of the thing or person subjected)
  2. (conjugation-3) to despair (of)

Concepts

be distrustful

Opposite of
fīdō, cōnfīdō, crēdō
Pronounced as (IPA)
[dɪfˈfiː.doː]
Etymology

From dis- + fīdō.

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